This is what Michael Kors' 40 years look like - InStyle México
The iconic American designer Michael Kors celebrates his 40 years in the industry and we couldn't be more fans. He knows a little more about his history during these decades, how the brand has evolved and why it is one of our favorites, today and always.
To mark his 40th anniversary in the fashion world, the designer and longtime theater lover took a stretch of 45th Street in NYC with his show full of classic and glamorous styles, 63 in all, in a runway made for him in Midtown.
She cast models who are longtime friends and collaborators like Shalom Harlow, Helena Christensen and Naomi Campbell, as well as new faces who were nervous about riding the bumps for their first official appearance.
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If there's one thing Michael Kors is particularly adept at, especially after all these years navigating the tug-of-war of the fashion industry, it's his uncanny ability to focus on optimism.
After all, it is his youthful idealism that got him started in the first place, so paradoxically he brings us a breath of fresh air in this time that has been difficult for everyone and shows us how fashion is perfect for making us feel better.
40 Years of Michael Kors: The Story
1981 Michael Kors LLC is formed
The Michael Kors collection debuts at Bergdorf Goodman, with the designer's first ever display of trunks and window displays.
1981 Michael receives his first editorial credit, at New York Magazine, on a story written by Anna Wintour.
In his first Vogue shoot, Michael and two models (in his first collection) are photographed by Christophe von Hohenberg.
1982 Michael Kors' first World Water Day cover, featuring supermodel Janice Dickinson, hits newsstands.
1984 Michael Kors presents his first show at The Tower Gallery in New York, headlined by legendary supermodel Iman.
1985 Michael Kors is profiled by the NY Times Magazine.
1988 The spring of 1988 ushers in the era of the supermodel, and Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington begin walking the runway for Michael Kors.
1990 Michael Kors Mens launches with a show at Grand Central Station.
1991 The roof falls on the head of Suzy Menkes during the Michael Kors fall 1991 show, prompting a move to a NYFW show center (to commemorate the moment, there is a photo of Anna Wintour removing parts of the roof of Suzy's hair).
1992 Michael Kors Collection begins production in Italy.
1997 Michael is appointed Creative Director of the Celine house in Paris, owned by LVMH.
1998 Michael debuts his first Michael Kors for Celine collection in the fall.
Michael Kors creates the costumes for the lead role of Rene Russo in the remake of the classic film The Thomas Crown Affair (released in 1999).
Celine Dion wears a Michael Kors for Celine gown as she performs “My Heart Will Go On” at the Oscars.
1999 Michael Kors receives the CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year award.
2000 The first Michael Kors store opens on Madison Avenue in New York City.
2001 Michael Kors Collection launches a line of accessories.
Michael Kors is nominated for the CFDA Accessories Designer of the Year award.
2003 Michael Kors receives the CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year award.
Silas Chou and Lawrence Stroll, as Sportswear Holdings, invest in Michael Kors.
2004 Michael Kors joins Project Runway, the Emmy Award-winning reality television show, as a judge.
2004 Michael launches MICHAEL Michael Kors accessories and ready-to-wear.
2004-8 Michael Kors receives his fifth consecutive nomination for the CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year award.
2009 Michael Kors dresses First Lady Michelle Obama for her official White House portrait.
2010 Michael Kors becomes the youngest recipient of the CFDA Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Anna Wintour.
2011 Michael Kors celebrates its 30th anniversary, opening a Paris boutique on Rue St. Honoré and debuting a new flagship collection on Madison Avenue in New York. Michael Kors Holdings Limited completes its IPO, one of the most successful US fashion IPOs ever, and goes public on the New York Stock Exchange.
2013 Michael Kors launches the “Watch Hunger Stop” campaign, in partnership with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to help combat world hunger.
Michael Kors is named one of the 2013 TIME 100 World's Most Influential People.
2014 Michael Kors opens his first flagship store in Shanghai, China, and celebrates with a fashion show.
2015 God's Love We Deliver dedicates the Michael Kors Building in honor of the designer's ongoing efforts in support of the non-profit organization.
Michael Kors is named Global Ambassador Against Hunger for the United Nations World Food Program.
Michael Kors is nominated for the CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year award.
2016 Michael Kors receives the McGovern-Dole Leadership Award from the World Food Program USA, presented by Vice President Joe Biden.
2017 Michael Kors Holdings Limited acquires Jimmy Choo.
2018 Michael Kors Holdings Limited changes its name to Capri Holdings Limited and Capri Holdings Limited completes its acquisition of Versace.
2019 Michael Kors Collection launches an exclusive collaboration with Studio 54, the legendary former nightclub.
2021 Kamala Harris, wears the Michael Kors collection on the February digital cover of Vogue.
Michael Kors celebrates its 40th anniversary!
As the leader of American fashion, Michael Kors is enthusiastic about those who follow in his footsteps. He mentors students for the FIT scholarship program and finds comfort in knowing that some of the college students he's been talking to are oozing creativity even while on lockdown. “We haven't gone down yet. We are going back up." Mentions Michael to InStyle USA.
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